Surrounded on three sides by water and bordering Jersey City by land, Bayonne is a world unto itself—a taste of small-town life within an urban setting. Bayonne's legacy as an industrial capital dates was forged in the early 1900s, when it served as a company town for the Standard Oil Refinery—once the largest in the world, encompassing hundreds of acres with more than a dozen piers. Today, the city plays an integral role in the Port of New York and New Jersey, with its bustling container terminals and the Cape Liberty Cruise Port. A recent building boom has brought an influx of new housing to the area, along with a wave of shops and restaurants to discover. The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail allows easy travel to neighboring communities and other transit lines, including PATH in Jersey City and NJ Transit at Hoboken. There’s also the promise of a soon-to-open ferry service, linking the town directly with Manhattan.